Victorian Sensations - Season 1
1 - Electric Dreams
Air Date: May 22, 2019
Dr Hannah Fry explores how science and technology transformed Britain in the 1890s, giving rise to the modern world - and many present-day anxieties.
2 - Decadence and Degeneration
Air Date: May 29, 2019
Actor Paul McGann discovers how fears of moral and imperial decline terrified 1890s Britain - informing the daring plays of Oscar Wilde and the fantastical stories of HG Wells.
3 - Seeing and Believing
Air Date: June 5, 2019
Philippa Perry explores the 1890s, where the invention of motion pictures goes hand in hand with a deep belief in the paranormal.